If one shows up soon, bet on it not being FF, 20MP or $6000. I'd bet on DX, 14.6MP and $2000-2500. The rest of your must-haves I agree with, along with 1/250 sync and 100% finder
-Adam On 1/25/08, Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 25/01/08, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >I'm just forgetting now. What did we decide they had to do to give you > >cotton mouth? > > Memory doesn't serve these days like it used to so I'll just make this > up as I go along. > > For my money - and it would be my money as I would be first in line to > buy one - a K1D on sale this year (eg contemporary stats) would have to > have as an absolute minimum: > > - 36X24 mm sensor with in the region of 20MP > - a way better AF system than is included in the current lineup - what I > would call 'pro-spec' * > - 5 fps at full resolution, RAW > - superior build quality, magnesium, carbon-fibre, unobtanium, whatever, > plus seals > - buffer size allowing at least a dozen RAW files before gagging, 40 LF jpegs > - Price point 6000 USD approx > > That's bare minimum. That's hat eating time. The rest below are personal > add-ons that would be great: > > - aperture control on older lenses > - live-view articulated LCD capable of being folded away to protect screen > - serious set of accessories such as angle finder, wireless combos > - CF as well as SD compatibility > - commemorative set of steak knives > > HTH > > > > > -- > > > Cheers, > Cotty > > > ___/\__ > || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche > ||=====| http://www.cottysnaps.com > _____________________________ > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
